Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
3.Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket. Once aligned, carefully place the CPU into the socket. Do not drop the CPU on the socket, move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket, which may damage the CPU and/or the socket.
4.With the CPU inserted into the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly in- stalled and fl ush with the socket. Then, gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place.
5.Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its reten- tion tab. For a
Note: if using a single processor, only the CPU1 DIMM slots are addressable for a maximum of 8 GB memory.